Pig Killer

Chapter 254

"How can we see this general trend?" Shen Penglai scratched his head and looked at her and said.

"Just like now, all forces are working together to overthrow the court." Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep and dark eyes and said,

"That's right!" Shen Penglai nodded vigorously upon hearing this, "Everyone is very active! Otherwise, it would be impossible to gather a million troops. Is this court so hated?" He said puzzledly, "I don't feel anything?"

"Compared to other places, our life here is pretty good." Shen Changsheng looked at him meaningfully with his dark eyes.

"The people's will! The court..." Shen Penglai snorted, "Fate is determined."

Shen Hui'e looked at them with her lively eyes and said, "We can't just listen to the common people. They don't have long-term goals, but as a country, we can't be without long-term plans." After thinking for a while, she said, "Just like these people who started the rebellion, how many of them will plan for their future? Most of them just want to enjoy the moment."

"So we were defeated by the imperial court." Shen Penglai said helplessly.

"There must be a plan and a goal, and you must resolutely execute it. Execution is the key, otherwise the best plan will only be empty talk." Shen Hui'e looked at them darkly and said, "Just like a child learning martial arts, you have to persevere." Then she added, "The other thing is to stick to your original intention."

"Stay true to your original intention? What original intention?" Shen Peng scratched his head.

"What did you shout when you led this group to attack the government?" Shen Hui'e looked at them with her deep and clear eyes and said, "What did you do after you succeeded? We saw it with our own eyes..." She pointed to her own eyes and said, "We saw it with our own eyes."

"You have forgotten the public interest and only have selfish desires left." Shen Penglai couldn't help but sigh when he heard this.

"That's right!" Shen Hui'e looked at them with her dark pupils and said, "If you forget your original intention and betray your original intention, then being abandoned by the common people is inevitable."

"Each force has its own little tricks. Who wants to play as a vanguard and waste their own troops?" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her deep and bottomless black eyes.

"That's right. If they're all gone, who would care about you?" Shen Penglai said without thinking, "You keep shirking responsibility and retreating."

"Yes! Just like playing sepak takraw, kicking it back and forth." Shen Hui'e shrugged and said to them.

Shen Changsheng looked at her anxiously and said, "What should we do? Only by uniting can we fight against the imperial court. Otherwise, we will be defeated one by one and we will all be doomed."

"It depends on the leader's ability." Shen Hui'e said bluntly, "Seek common ground while reserving differences and face the outside world with unity."

"This is difficult!" Shen Changsheng thought for a moment and shook his head, "No one will submit to anyone else?"

"Then let's strengthen ourselves." Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep and bright eyes and said, "Avoid their sharp edge and develop ourselves quietly." Pointing to the cloudless sky, she said, "It's better to rely on ourselves than on heaven and earth."

"God helps those who help themselves." Upon hearing this, Shen Changsheng looked at the blue sky with gentle eyes without a trace of clouds.

"Yeah!" Shen Hui'e smiled and replied softly, changing the subject, "By the way, are there many people on the streets of Hezhong Prefecture? Is the business of the store good?"

"There aren't too many people. First, it's cold, so everyone is staying at home! Second, in this world, saving some money to save lives is important, so no one dares to spend money!" Shen Changsheng thought seriously for a moment before saying, "Only those stores that are usually frequented by rich people are still crowded with people."

"Of course they are not affected. They are hoarding goods and driving up prices... They are really capable of doing anything bad." Shen Penglai said with a sullen face, "They are also buying up a lot of land. More people are selling their children than last time."

"No rebellion?" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with raised eyebrows.

"No!" Shen Changsheng looked at her with his dark eyes and said, "Even if I had this intention, I was scared by the suppression of the imperial court."

"After we come back from Hezhong Prefecture, we will discuss the next steps." Shen Hui'e nodded thoughtfully.

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Three days later, Shen Changsheng drove a carriage with his sister and her husband towards Hezhong Prefecture.

"Second sister, this is your first time going to Hezhong Prefecture!" Shen Changsheng said while gently swinging the whip.

"Yes! I have never been out." Shen Hui'e said, leaning against the wall of the carriage.

There is a brazier in the carriage to keep it warm.

"I went there when I was young, but I haven't been there much since I got married." Huang Zhongchang wrapped his sheepskin coat around himself and said, "I wonder if there have been any changes?"

"Probably not, it's still the same." Shen Changsheng said in a muffled voice.

"Brother, come in and warm up for a while, I'll catch the car." Huang Zhongchang knocked on the car door and said.

"Can you drive a car?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with a glassy gaze.

"Uh..." Huang Zhongchang hesitated for a moment and said, "You can learn this just by looking at it. It's easier than riding a horse, right?"

"Hehe..." Shen Changsheng shook his head and chuckled, "It's not too cold. The sun is shining and there's no wind, so it's not cold." He just looked at the green wheat seedlings with his eyes and changed the subject with joy, "The wheat seedlings look good."

"Really?" Shen Hui'e said with sparkling eyes, "I like to hear that."

"Brother-in-law, don't come out. You are not wearing as much as I am." Shen Changsheng said with a smile, "You guys stay in the carriage and don't catch a cold."

"Okay!" Shen Hui'e said with a smile on her face, "We have to go for a few days!"

"It will take about ten days to walk." Shen Changsheng said with a slight smile on his face.

"Then we will have to sleep in the wilderness." Shen Hui'e said with interest in her eyes.

"It's very cold outside. I don't want to sleep in the wilderness." Huang Zhongchang said with a look of disgust.

"The counties here are close to each other and there are inns to stay in." Huang Zhongchang said to her childish face.

"Oh!" Shen Hui'e responded when she heard it.

"Are you disappointed?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her with amusement.

"No, I have a bed to sleep on, but I don't like using the sky as my blanket and the ground as my bed." Shen Hui'e said with disdain, shaking her head slightly.

"I thought you liked the whole thing!" Huang Zhongchang looked at her with amusement.

"No, no, no! I like to do whatever makes me comfortable." Shen Hui'e quickly stated.

"That's why I changed my home." Huang Zhongchang looked at her with his dark eyes.

"That's right!" Shen Hui'e said proudly with her chin slightly raised, very satisfied with her transformation, "Don't you like it?"

"It's a good change. We can finally breathe warm in the winter." Huang Zhongchang said in approval.

"Oh, yes, brother?" Shen Hui'e suddenly remembered and called out anxiously.

"Just say whatever you want to say, don't get excited?" Shen Changsheng said as he listened to her anxious voice.

"Our bed has been remodeled. Have every household in Hezhong Prefecture remodeled theirs?" Shen Hui'e asked curiously.

"Whether it was modified or not, the key lies in money." Shen Changsheng smiled and said, "After the rich families finished building, they just needed to paste gold and silver."

"Luxury?" Shen Hui'e said in surprise.

"That's not true." Shen Changsheng sighed and said, "If there were fire beds, there wouldn't be so many people freezing to death in the city. As long as people are diligent, there will still be firewood."

"I want to ask, have they changed the beds in the Hezhong Prefecture barracks? Should they have a bunk bed like ours?" Shen Hui'e said with a gleam in her eyes.

Shen Changsheng was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I really don't know about this. The barracks are a strategic location, and we can't get close to them." Then he said, "You can ask about this. Ask the mason and you'll know."

"Why are you asking this?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her in confusion and asked.

"If the big bunk bed is renovated, it means that the commander really loves his soldiers like his own sons! If not?" Shen Hui'e snorted and curled her lips, "This commander is not very good. It doesn't cost a lot to build a kang."

"What my second sister means is that this plowshare could obviously be promoted, but it has been shelved." Shen Changsheng said with his black pupils turning.

"When you are an official, you should benefit the people. Why not promote this good thing?" Shen Hui'e said with cold eyes.

"When you say that, your plowshare requires a lot of iron, and ordinary people can't afford it at all." Huang Zhongchang kindly reminded her.

"Then the government can make some plowshares for farmers to use!" Shen Hui'e said simply and easily.

"I say, how many beatings will it take?" Huang Zhongchang said to her innocently, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Take the village as a unit, even if there is only one!" Shen Hui'e looked at them with clear eyes and said, "By comparing the good and the bad, we will naturally have a direction to work on." She smiled and said, "Perhaps there are experts among the people, and they will be able to modify a better plowshare."

"You really dare to think so." Huang Zhongchang looked at her in surprise.

"Why wouldn't you dare to think of this? Don't you believe in everyone's wisdom?" Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and said, "Although they can't explain the reason, they have been working on the land for their entire lives. Can they clearly feel it and stimulate their creativity?"

"We have been farming for half our lives, so why can't we figure it out?" Huang Zhongchang asked her leisurely with his dark eyes looking at her.

Shen Hui'e took a deep breath and looked at him who was arguing with her and said, "Even if there is only one person, it will be fine. Researching this requires a solitary walker and a single-minded spirit of research. There are only a few people like this, even rarer. It is not universal!"

"Let's wait until we take over Hezhong Prefecture!" Huang Zhongchang pursed his lips and said seriously, "Now we are still short of iron for our weapons!"

"I didn't say now." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her bright black eyes and said, "I'm just angry at the greedy county magistrate for not doing something that could benefit the people."

"You say he is greedy for money. How can you still expect him to be nice to the common people? We should be thankful that he doesn't exploit them." Shen Changsheng snorted coldly.

"That's right! This can definitely be sold at a high price." Shen Hui'e's eyes lit up when she heard this and said, "Sell it to a rich family."

"Second sister is right." Shen Changsheng used the whip in his hand to touch the brim of his hat, so that it wouldn't block his eyes. "It's sold at a high price, so I have to buy it."

"Is it so exaggerated?" Shen Hui'e said in disbelief.